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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 10

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Receipts

193 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 305▼ 84 vs year ago 277 · −30.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 82, Bulls 2)

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.00/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$161.00

108 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	657	172.00	1,130	58
Medium and Large 1	765	155.97	1,193	29
Medium and Large 2	648	147.50	956	10thin
Medium and Large 3	599	131.17	785	6thin
Small 1	729	125.50	915	4thin
Large 1-2	690	125.00	863	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

161.00

—

VA average9 barns · 1,227 hd

165.37

−4.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	—	Small 1	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	511	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	940	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,021	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	604	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,039	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	667	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,207	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,044	4
Steers	—	Small 1	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,005	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	751	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,187	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,099	2
Steers	—	Small 1	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,122	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	875	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,208	5
Steers	—	Small 1	960	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,133	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,074	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,407	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	465	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	529	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	804	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	587	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	635	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	929	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	662	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	928	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	948	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	108.64/cwt	83.00–121.00	783	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	885	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue May 10, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 193Last week 305Year ago 277

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 82, Bulls 2)

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	604	172.00	172.00
5	—	875	138.00	138.00
7	—	511	184.00	184.00
12	—	667	181.00	181.00
13	—	751	158.00	158.00
8	—	565	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	156.00	156.00
1	—	525	159.00	159.00
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
2	—	723	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	165.00	165.00
2	—	763	144.00	144.00
3	—	477	185.00	185.00
2	—	863	130.00	130.00
6	—	564	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	149.00	149.00
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
3	—	662	127.00	127.00
1	—	545	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	118.00	118.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	495	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	662	140.25	140.25
12	—	635	146.25	146.25
4	—	581	150.00	150.00
11	—	529	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
3	—	587	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
6	—	469	146.00	146.00
3	—	675	140.50	140.50
7	—	551	148.00	148.00
6	—	647	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
3	—	638	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
4	—	721	83.00–121.00	108.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	515	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	158.00	158.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.